IRELAND
On Saturday I arrived in the other land of my people: Ireland. I’m Irish on both sides — Norman invaders on my dad’s side (O’Bhál) and...
ENGLAND (PART 2)
My third day in London was less rainy, thank goodness, because the clear skies let me get some really amazing views of the city. I...
ENGLAND (PART 1)
Arriving in an English-speaking country is without a doubt the most uncomfortable thing I’ve done all semester. I instinctively tried to...
SPAIN (PART 12)
Already he was a very different hobbit from the one that had run out without a pocket-handkerchief from Bag-End long ago. He had not had...
PORTUGAL
I took a real vacation this weekend, because everything I've done this semester has been such hard work and the whole "study abroad"...
SPAIN (PART 11)
If anyone ever asks you if you want to be in a "desfile", it's very important that you realize that the word "desfile" means not only...
MOROCCO
Let me start off by saying that as of Saturday, I've ridden a camel twice in the last six months, which I consider to be a tremendous...
SPAIN (PART 10)
This weekend we had mandatory field trip #2 to the nearby city of Cordoba. It was just for the day, and we ended spending only 5 rainy...
ITALY and VATICAN CITY
So many cities, so little time! My friends and I spent the second half of the week in Rome, and I wish we'd spent the whole week there....
SPAIN (PART 9)
This week is Semana Santa, or as we college students know it, spring break! As expected, it's been a bit of a crazy week, but probably...
